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Livern Barrett, Gleaner Writer
AS JAMAICA seeks to follow several countries and a number of American states that have legalised the possession of small amounts of ganja, the country's justice minister, Senator Mark Golding, says he does not anticipate any backlash from international partners.
That's because, as Golding sought to explain during a Jamaica House press conference yesterday, the Portia Simpson Miller administration has no plans to change the law relating to the cultivation, dealing in and exporting of ganja.
"What we are simply doing is modifying the penalty regime to make it more suitable for our reality in Jamaica and less oppressive of our people," Golding reasoned.
"Do I anticipate any [fallout with international partners]? I don't think so, in light of international trends," he said, pointing out that the changes are in line with the positions adopted by 20 countries and at least 20 American states.
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